Wednesday, August 20, 2008

The Companion

Another disappointing yet not so disappointing day; despite the fact that no dresses capture the attention and look good on that particular person, quality time has been spent with the mates, though it can be rather torturing especially day after a badminton game. Indeed there are times where we want to be left alone, to think, to shop and to calm ourselves down from whatever problems which have turned our lives upside down; however, there are also the moments where we need someone to be by our sides, supporting us, sharing their thoughts and comments, to tell us when we are wrong, for we can be weak at times. Certainly, the so called companion not necessary to be someone real, for it too can be part of our imagination, which many would take it as something awful, abnormal. Does it really matter who or what our companions are? Or as long as it is something or someone who can gain our trust, which we feel comfortable sharing the time with? A girl who hugs teddy bear to sleep, a person who talks to his reflection in the mirror, a boy who plays with the power ranger action figure, an adult who spends time at the bar chatting with the bartender regarding her troubles back in the office; companions in the forms of object, stranger and the dearest, not forgetting the friends and family. A companion can always be a companion, a precious one, be it an unknown or a creature, because the so called unknown is only temporary, not permanent.